adrianmn

I know html, css and some javascript.

So what are the pros and cons of starting Django or Flask? Maybe I should make this as a separate HN question.

I did not hear about realpython so thanks for the link.

The email is missing from your profile(only the about me field is public). I have added my email in my profile so you can contact me.

Did you find any good videos about Flask while learning? I see in your profile that you are/were also in the learning process. Would you like to connect on Skype or via email?

Thanks for the suggestion - looks like what I am after and I can probably jump on a web framework after I do this one. I only knew about Udacity this one: http://www.udacity.com/overview/Course/cs101/CourseRev/apr20... and I wanted to skip it as being another introductory course.

I have seen this advice a lot while I googled for python web frameworks. Wouldn't be more complicated for someone new to frameworks to learn Flask as is not an all in one and I will have to learn few more things: Werkzeug, Jinja 2 ...?

Also started this week with 50k online students: Learn to Program: The Fundamentals (pyton from 0) - https://www.coursera.org/course/programming1

Thank you for your effort.

I would highly recommend a getabstract.com subscription for business books summaries.

Ain't broke don't fix!

Both bootstrapping and VC/funding model work fine they just each embrace different business models. Bootstrappers mostly focus on revenue from day 1 while the others are more focused on rapid growth and exit potential.

There is nothing wrong with any of them and the world is a better place by having different models as each offers unique innovation opportunities.

So when is an Europe based company actually considered as entering the us market and fall under us patent laws?

(edit)The question is about web companies, located outside US but selling to us customers(software,web apps, ebooks ... - digital products).

to test interest in your product use bing ad center to buy the traffic - cheaper and much easier to setup.

to estimate how big the market and competitors are use the spy tools.

In this case this tools are even more useful, provided it is not a new niche. With semrush you can see both seo potential and the paid traffic available.

In case you want to test a lander page keep in mind that adwords considers also ad ctr and lander quality score and that can be a reason for you not getting any clicks or very expensive ones.

Spy on competition with tools like semrush, keywordspy ...

This tools while not 100% accurate will allow you to see what words they are bidding on them and about how much they actually spend.

No need for a script - just take a quick look at the numbers.

1000+ new posts , 50+ make front page on a day

5% is a fair guess

I was actually thinking today after I read his blog post about having a web app for this. Could be interesting for people living outside startup hubs.

And compete with http://aws.amazon.com/glacier/ ?

And the best way to mitigate the risk of making a bad decision is to track the right metrics and know your market.

search :)

To make it short:

1. Keep a list of monthly expenses and receivables to know your burn or profit rate 2. Make sure you have enough money in the bank. Some receivables like adsense earnings are only cashed in 45-60 days 3. Use a professional accountant.

I would also suggest at the start of each month to review the above and adjust if there are any changes

Don't you get interrupted while in the zone? 25 minutes is about the time you actually get deep into something and the mind can easily focus 1-2 hours on task at hand, especially if you do something interesting.

Freeform(think a piece of paper) allows having lists, random text ... on same page. Evernote is great for that( I used backpack from 37 signals before that)

I like it this way because I can have my day schedule(very few things in it), tasks list and notes(I can easy add ideas and other stuff during the day) on same place.

My productivity system is a bit more detailed and uses evernote and google apps. I am thinking to actually write a short book about this but not being native english speaker holds me back(never published a book before). Does anyone think this could be interesting?

The problem with procrastination is not the todo list software/system but the procrastinator.

Also a huge flaw of online task managers is they are rigid(just a list where you can mark things as done). Freeform task management makes organization easier.

most of the highly desirable areas are either fully built or land costs a fortune.

this is exactly the problem for housing prices: supply can't increase while more and more people want to live there(world population keeps growing and migration is at peak levels)

opposed to that there are countries, cities or neighbourhoods where you can buy property cheaper than the price of building it

When it comes to real estate the 3 most important things are location, location, location. Most city centers do not have options to allow more housing as they are fully built.

The improved materials already reduce the house building costs compared to 10-20 years ago but this mostly applies for rural areas....